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order factory inspectors are employed,
and they are expected TO look after the
welfare Of the workingman, but they are
easily brtbed TO remain quiet about IT.
reguarities, and no employer need worry
much about their inspections II he mas
CREASED" their hands well In his once
before they begin their rounds. Factory
laws in Russia, according 70 the tesu-
mony Of every factory -owner with whom
l talked are of such a nature that they
have 10 be evaded to keep the factories
running Consequently not only are me
inspectors Of factories bribed, but the
police are also paid to protect employers
against the complaints Of their workmen.
One man that / knew pays the chief OF
police of his district 81 600 year merely
to keep on the right side Of him, and
there are others who pay great deal
NOSE
Our work in the mill lasted from 6
O'Clock in the morning till Z o'clock In
the evening. with an hours intermission
al noon. In a year, however, thanks TO
the numerous State and Church holidays,
there are only ga working days, and
this makes the lot OF the workingman
much easier than his long workcay would
indicate. While the work lasts, however,
he has the least time fol anything but
mere body qualifications Of any working
man known to me- and when the night
whistle blew we were all glad enough to
get M meagre suppers and tumble into
he'd. There are two methods in Russia by
which the workingman lives. He can
either have his employer find him, and
thus live under the old patriarchal sys-
TEN. or he can find himself and receive
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-20
THE RUSSIAN wORKINGMAN.
His Development from the Peasant
to the Artisan.
New York Tribune.)

lNeW lOIh
To the student Of Russia's social and
economic development there is no more
interesting factor involved than the in
dustrial workingman. At present, he is
practically at the point where the Egg
lish workingman was three hundred years
ago, and, according to the way things
move in Russia, 1t is not at all unlikely
that il will take him three hundred years
to develop into what the English working
man is now. He is in what may DC
called the embryonic state of the indus
trial laborer's evolution, and in studying
his class one gets acquainted in the flesh
as il were, with what our own workmen
were centuries ago. He Is also interest
ing on accoLt of his recent attachment
to his peasant holding. But yesterday he
was a simple farm hand, and in many
instances he still returns to the farm III
summer. He thus affords the student
an excellent opportunity of observing the
metamorphosis Of child OF the sou INTO
an industrial specialist. and nowhere else'
perhaps. can one see more clearly tnan
in Russia the effects or city NE on
peasants.
| was fortunate in my inquiry into
these matters in being able to make the
personal acquaintance Of the Russian
worlxingrnan. A capitalist in St Peters
burg allowed me TO work in his mill.
which brought me closely in contact with
the other employees, and for month l
toiled and lived with them as much as
possible like one of their very own. My
experience as a hand" was similar 10
what II would have been In thread-mill
in this country, except that l mad 10
work twelve hours a day and earned but
$3.50 for my months work. The main
Ill in FTFs
ton / got about my companions, and this
will doubtless interest the reader most.
We were $500 employees all told, about
seven hundred being women and girls,
and the rest men and boys. our superin-
tendents and head foremen were either
English or German. These men, l might
as well state Immediately. make very
good living in Russia, and up TO date
have proved Indispensable in all we'll
regulated factories. The Russian has not
vet shown himself to be good manager
for a large industrial concern, and foreign
talent has to be called in. The director
OF the mill / worked In was a Scotchman,
who a few years before going to Russia
had received but $50 year. In our mill
he got $4,000 per annum, besides large
house. two servants, and horse and car
rage The employees, or rubotniki, came
mainly from the country districts In the
neighborhood of st. Petersburg. and were
representative mill hands. They still look
ed and dressed like peasants, as do near
ly all worklngmen In Russia, but they
had developed out Of the peasant class
as far as doing farm work is concerned.
although they were politically still at
tached to their villages. Their village
Mir. or Council. for instance, could at
any moment require their presence at
home If they had failed to meet any OF
the required obligations toward their pa
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-20

rents or the heads, whoever they might
be. OF their families, and they could also
be called to account by the Mir for any
neglect OF ,nelr peasant holding OF land.
SERVING TWO MASTERS.
In this way they had practically two
masters to serve-the director OF the mill
and the village authorities-and each
master knew how to threaten them with
the other II 1t was convenient to do so.
The director OF the mill. with the aid OF
the police, was prepared TO send them
back to their villages IL they were stub
born and incompetent, and the Mir was
prepared 10 refuse to receive them back
and thus bring about their transportation
to Siberia as enforced colonists. II II had
any grudge against them or considered
them neer-do-wells. The plan Of the
government in holding them under con-
troll OF their village masters is that in this
way It is relieved OF taking care OF
hordes OF unemployed workmen in the
towns. and so, theoretically, AZ least. OBJ
waiting the necessity Of congested slum
districts such as western countries are
troubled with As matter OF fact, ST.
Petersburg and Moscow have just as bad
slums as we have, but on paper, so 20
speak, and a great deal of government
in Russia is wholly on paper, they
are not supposed TO exist, and II you were
to talk with one OF the stereotyped Rus
sian officials he would explain pretty much
the same system of preventing them that
l have given. To keep this system in
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rled, OF course, according to the com
plexity of the work and the efficiency OF
the employee. but about 50 month was
the average wage OF the men. The wo-
men earned about 81, the boys 81, and the
girls $3.50. A family OF four, II all work
ed, could scrape together about 50
month, and this was considered a prince
~ sum in all the households able 10 earn
IL. Out OF this amount all bills had TO be
paid, including those for taxes as well as
those presented by the priest for bap-
tisms, burials, and special religious SER
vices. which the workingman, in Russia,
or rather his wife, delights ia. X would
seem impossible to save out OF these
wages sufficient money TO pay FOR the
periodical DRINKS. but vodka such as the
rubotniki indulge in is very CHEAP
drink, and Is cents worth generally suf-
fees TO get them into the happy, dreamy
state which my friend, the director, con-
sidered so excusable. Their food seldom
costs them over u cents a day, and for
their clothing they pay but a pittance.
His ability 10 live on little and still
keep healthy and strong. as most OF
them do. Is one of the main reasons why
the directors and head foremen OF Rus
stan mills receive such large salaries, and
also why Russia is able to compete so
successfully with England and Germany
in the markets OF the East. She has prac-
ticaily driven England out OF the mar
kets oS Northern Persia, and II Is no Sc
cret that her designs upon India are
largely due to her desire 10 have an
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-20

worth seeing. The most interesting lea
lures of the furnitures are the SeVies
vases, Of which there are a NUMBER Oh
various STYLES One OF the Sevres orna-
m nts consists of a marble fountain, on
watch is perched a peacock, fashioned
entirely of the favorite china.
Adjacent to this dining-room Is ter
race. which overlooks the fine grounds
and connected with ii are two rooms
which can be made part OF the ilning-
room when the number of the guests
requires il. This was done when the
car and Czarina of Russia were the
guests Of the French nation two years
ago. When the three rooms are maze
one there is space for the comtortaole
SEATING of a hundred and twenty guests
This is not by any means the limit OF
the rooms seating capacity, for two nun
dred and twenty-five guests lined mere
when the great State dinner was given
In honor of the visit Of the Emperor ana
Empress Of Russia.
II is in this room that the state balls
ora given. When the dinner Is over the
Guests retire to the covered terrace al
Joining. an army Of servants oescehos
on the remains of the feast, ana every
hing superfiuous is whisked away ana
the floor cleared, and in marVeiiously
short time the dining-room is transferred
into a ballroom.
From the state apartments the Vlsitol
&c taken to the Murat Salon. with ltS
magnificent Sevres china its furniture
Of gold and white, and pictures 9y
Horace Vernet Next to the salon az
Murat is the room in which Madame
Eaure the kindly and home-loving wlf'
of the President. comes out OF her re
tirement, laying aside the charitapl'
work to receive the favored few VINO are
admitted 10 her presence once week
These include the ladies Of the embassies
and her own personal friends. Inc re
ception-room of Madame Faure Is ere
gantly furnished in gold and white' wiz
eostIy tapestry. From its windows sh'
oon stem on 10 the terrace Of the Elysee
and from there to the garden before re
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never, FOR their sale Is not allowed.
Hence IL is with feelings Of curiosity,
and almost OF awe, that the visitor
who succeeds In gaining admittance to
the palace passes through the gates Of
the fine grounds. There ia no chance Of
hating on the way to the building. for
the scntries are alert, and the hesitating
person is reminded quickly that loiter-
Ing is not allowed. Paris evidently dis
trusts itself. as well II may after the
blood that has been shed around this
lovely building.
President Faure Is not man who needs
court seclusion. He is handsome. digni-
ned, clever, statesmanlil<e: in appearance
the beau ideal OF q national leader. The
royal visitors to France have ac<nowl-
edged that. although a plain Monsieur"
this man has the manners of courtier
ana the wisdom OF a born diplomat. But
moro or the occupants of thu Elysee
later; let US look around the p2lace first.
What memories come TO those who
have studied the history OF France the
moment the visitor enters the Elysee. II
was here that the fallen despot Napo-
leon l.. sought temporary rest when he
ned from the field OF Waterloo. where
his mighty sword, stained with the blood
and tears Of millions. lay. shivered into
atoms. Through the ratings the people
saw the popular Idol, and. knowing no.
thing of the disaster, saluted him as the
invincible conqueror. In many thrilling
episodes Of French history the Elysee
has had a prominent place.
The first rooms that the favored visitor
is shown are the state apartments on the
ground floor. They include the state
dining-room, where eighty guests can be
entertained. II is a gorgeous apartment.
Eight chandeliers are suspended from the
handsome ceiling, and when these are
electrically lighted the room Is a sight
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lngmen; in Russia. with the help OF vodka,
we let the workingman imaginauvely
build his own pleasure palace Your
method is doubtless the better one. but
our rubotniki are not yet fl for the bene-
factions Of philanthropists. They woulsn't
know what TO do in one Of your pleasure
palaces; they'd feel out OF place, and,
mean while, they are justified. l think,
in enjoying what they can understand and
appreciate. II is an unfortunate state OF
affairs that their tastes comprise nothing
higher than piggish debauch. but they
are not to blame. They have been brought
up TO think this the highest form or plea
sure. and it's going TO take centuries 10
make them think any differently
The wages paid 10 Us in the mill va
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-20

ferred TO. where Napoleon walked after
Waterloo.
A room adjoining Madame Faure's re-
ception-room was used by Napoleon III.
az bedchamber. 1t contains some
famous tapestry and pictures as .nemen-
toes OF the days OF the last Napoleon.
Both this and the adjoining apartment
Will always be connected with the Bona
parte era, for II was I'm the latter room
that the Man OF Destiny placed bis sig
nature 70 the abdication papers. II Is
used now for state consultations. Here
the Cabinet Ministers gather when the
President calls them. and the affairs OF
the republic that are directed by NJ.
Faure are discoursed around the baize-
covered table that stands In the centre
OF the room. This is the room where
the President is seen by distinguished
visitors. members of the ambassadorial
corps. and those who come to him with
the proper credentials.
The part OF the Elysee where the Presi-
dent or the French republic lives his
quiet home life in the society of his wife
and charming daughter, Lucee. are i'm
medistely over the state apartments a.
ready described. These private rooms
consist of Madame Faures private apart
ment. and boudoir of Mademoisele Faure,
the bedroom of the President, his study.
with the well-stocked library of careful
ly-selected books, and the general rooms
of the family.
The President is very wealthy man.
but both he and his wife and his daugh-
ter prefer the quiet comfort Of their own
apartments in the palace 10 the gorgeous
elegance OF the state rooms
Ii is not easy to reconcile the dignihed
appearance and polished manners of Pre-
eli MI &c mi 81
the present head Of the French republic,
in his younger days. was tanners ap-
prentice. lie grew up poor, but well edu-
Gated. His devoted mother, though she
could not bequeath money TO her son.
provided him with a liberal education.
His marriage was a love-match. He met
| his wife during the period OF his ap-
premiership as a tanner, sued for her
| hand, and was told by her relatives u at
| the earnings of tanners apprentice
| were not sufficient for the support Of a
| wife as well born as the lady he loved
| A few years later young Fa1.e was q
| rising merchant of Havre, and the mar
| rage took place. The young merchant
| became one of the rich men of Havre
was elected to many important munich
| pal posts and eventually attained the
| highest position in the gift of the ma
| ton.
President Faure Is pattern OF neat
ness in his personal appearance. sports
man. an athlete, an ardent yachtsman
a fearless horseman. and fine fencer
| a man Of robust mind, quick and aler
in conversation, with the quiet compo
sure of the born leader. who has perfec
| confidence in himself, he is just the ont
TO inspire confidence in others. Ha'
France been searched from end to enc
there could not have been found maj
better fitted TO direct the affairs of stat
in these dangerous times, when the ma
ton Is torn by internal discussions and
threatened with external dangers. Their
need be no apprehension Of hasty AM
irreparable rupture Of the peace Of Eu
rope while President Faure remains II
the Elysee Palace.
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government in neglecting their education
seems to have been that successfully TO
rule them their minds had 10 be kept as
dark as possible, and II Is only very re-
Gently that II has begun to dawn on the
powers that be that IL Russia Is really
going 10 become competitor In the
worlds Industrial markets, she must
have more enlightened GLASS OF arti-
sans. Ii Is often said In her defence that
UP TO few years ago she had no arti-
san class to enlighten. Even as late as
1893 Russian economists classified the
rubotnilSi with the peasantry. and re-
fused 10 recommend them TO the govern
ment foc special legislation. They con-
tended that the worklngman was merely
a peasant, who worked in factories In
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-20
The Dead Singer.

Helen Betram Hays, in washington
Afterthougnt)
Twas meet thro' circling time that tnou
shouldst die
In saddep'd autumn's round,
When harsh the moaning WINGS 10 sou'''
And sere the yellow leaf
Fails rushing 20 the ground'
When Natures self. with darKeheu iaS1
doth hide, -,
os drearv winters day with icy bands IL
ted
Priest thou, OF Song. thy glorlous s'i'
Was lent to earth awnhe, a.s
That we might tone, between inc e''uu0S
rift, ,,,. ohotr
Thro' star-lit nave and aisle IT,,
In Gods cathedral arch, thy voice.
Celestial-toned,
And blent with harp and iyre
In anthems grand. returns what
Heaven had loaned'
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ole. haven in The heart Of the land
where pace rules unrufled. Within the
....s ~ the EIysee Palace the calm and
-.f.f President Of the French Repuo-
81. Felix Faure, guides the distracted
ship OF state with a hand that never
val..s. F-enchmen i'm this hour Of ma
.-a. danger turn 70 the Elysee Palace
al take heart at the thought that one
ral 40 least In all France can be de-
f,ssi upon 10 keep his head and sun
.s tempest. Let those whose nature 1t
- t5 Iage and storm i'm the heat Of
rss waste their precious heart-beats
without purpose. President Faure shows
more signs u perturbation than does
o.. .rm and silent sentinel at the gates
t.e q1lac= Nevertheless, France
GoWs Doe has bis finger on the puDlc
-.se. even ln the quiet of his domestic
f..
Few are privileged 20 pass beyond the
n sentry referred 90. Republican free
I. such as Americans are accustomed
, SIS not a part Of the political LIE or
france Visitors o. Paris cannot walk
rF can pass through the gates or the
N.e-H0uae grounds. President Faure
s bot Eat home to anybody on stated
q lHs. as is President Mckinley. on
' contrary. be U.s. as carefully guarded
I any monarch Of the empires OF
-.- and the grounds Of the Elysee
S- ls much barred TO the public as the
rr- m which stands Buckingham
Palace OF the Garden OF Marlborough
i
Na account OF this exclusiyeness
O. ihe head OF the French re-
l.o.c there are not many who
Pave seen the interior Of the fine
.- Eg.te Palace, and there are fewer
VINO know by observation how the man
TO r..m France depends in its hour OF
spends his days A photograph or
outside a. the Flysee IS seldom seen
OH. stores of Paris; Of the inside
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-20
suicide IN Dangerous.
lrhe Araonaut.l

ro attempt suicide by the inhaling %
uii,D,inatine gas is a very dangerous Pr
nesding. Ii cost San Francisco P'u LILLY
Wno Tah,S Peinhoel turned on the gas IN
AZ b SoG and was with diihcults re-
~, Ned several days afterward myste,
rious gangrene attacked his rlght i7s' a tha
tbet member had TO be amputated. no
doctors discovered that the iiuin IN "a y
cause of the gangrene was Sio lin, "a H.,
time when lis action was weakest. Whsn
The hearts action became normal tne eios
was forced through the arteries rn'', ~
lodged in the smaller arteries OF me reg:
phe circulation OF the blood Was Ihus 80
off below il, and that caused 'he oe"'h -
the limb.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-20

all his wages. The tendency nowadays Is
for the rubotniki TO find themselves, but
In our mill there were some who were
still housed and fed by the employer.
They were divided up into barracks ac-
cordlng to trades. carpenters having one
room. for example. machinists another,
and SO on. Families were allowed to live
together. but there was n separation OK
the single men and women. The chill
dren-over hundred were employed In
the mili-generally returned to their pa
rents at night. but few belonged TO
families living in the barracks
LIVING ON THE OUTSIDE SYSTEM.
chose the outside" system for my bed
ana hoard. Families living In this way
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Sunset.

~ y Rotsford. in Boston Transcript
r 40, an clad ewes from sordid things
TOT beauty flames afar!
raforc the sunset glory pales
The brilliant evening star
rho autumn dyes have touched the hils
AnS kissed the valleys sweet;
And line on line In coming DAYS
Their magic viii repeat
Tho sunset rays In rapture blaze.
The landscape glorifyi
the gorgeous light deters the nighr
That day I'm hope may die.
NJ roseate tints and colors rare
OF blended shade and light
Lot gorgeous draperies decline
Withdrawn by holy Night.
So be my suns decline at last,
When mortal strife Is Ger.
To rise In radiancy OF hope.
On LIES immortal shore.
As Johnny Comes Marching Home.
U>lfel -
First Volunteer (of returning decimated
regimenD: The girls are going Wild over
u.s."
Second Volunteer drimly,: Yes; We are
remnants.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-20
rHE NAN OFTHE HOUR
or FRANCE ARE SAFE IN
THE STRONG HANDS.
II SERENE IN The ELYSEE PALACE.
Ion what storms Rage Out
.ldc, Nothing is Allowed to Dis
10 calm of the Quiet Home
.,e. Of Monsieur Faure

:: (;
-. - well for the peace or Eu- I:
~. that France has a strong (:
TO- IN the presidential chair, !:
.be person OF Nj. Faure. A {;
!. deal has depended, and viii /:
ss,C-8 on the three heads OF the
,.s countries that seem to be
ing on a general war-Great
g-sein. France. and Russia.
X,ospaper readers are familiar
.r me characters and daily
,-t.fs 81 the Queen OF England
.-sthe car Of Russia, but Of the
...l, and retiring President of
v-s~ce little has been written.
-te article that follows Is. there
,,.s sent 20 US at an especially
appropriate time.
SO:
.-.~-espondcnce OF the DispatchJ
,,prs November S-Whatover wi
pa. HOW IN TO France. there is OIL
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REPUBLICAN, GAINS.
whole State Ticket as Been
Elected by Plur11itieS Lar.
ger thah in 1896.
Ger than in $50.

Portland, Ore, June Late re-
turns from yesterdays election show
large Republican gains in every coun-
ty of the state over the vote in 1896.
Partial returns from twenty five out OF
thirty two counties of the state show
that Geer )Rep.) for governor will have
about 10000 plurality.
Moody (Rep.) for Congress in the
Second district, will have a plurality
approaching 5000. Tongue (Rep.) is
reelectedsto Congress from the First
district by mare than 1000 plurality
The Legislature is overwhelmingly
Republican, being made up as follows
Senate, Republicans, %: Opposion Z
House-Republicans, IA; Opposition, Is
These figures may be slightly changed
by latter returns.
In fine city of Portland about one.
quarter of the total vote has been coun-
ted and shows the following results On
governor: Geer (Rep.) $3.50; King
(Fusion.) 1191. Mason rep. lis elected
mayor of Portland by 1900 plurality.
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