The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-31
LETTER FROM ASIA.
Mr.. n. II. HaInes Writes the ..Journai'' an
Interesting Letter. Describing Scenes and
Customs in Russia and constantlnople.

ScuTARIA, ASIA, Aug. gth 1900,
Every one should visit Russia once-emphat-
ically so perhaps they may incline to go again
and perhaps not, there being so much that is rich
and valuable, rare and beautiful, one might be
induced to endure a second time the much more
that's disgusting, unpleasant and uncomfortable,
but doubt it, If many look back with much
regret at seeing the shores of Russia recede from
view when they are aboard nice new steamer las
was our experence) steaming out OF the harbor Of
Odessa, upon the bosom of the Black Sen, pro-
yiding they started in at st. Petersburg and took
in Moscow, Kiev and Odessa in a sweep of the
empire from north to south (nearly 1400 miles)
and saw its elegance in passing comparison with
its filth and squalor, ignorance and poverty.
The soil of Russia is good as you thus travel it,
and as you look from the windows of the dirty and
| poorly kept railroad cars you are oft reminded
of the broad and fertile prairie lands of our own
| western country as you see the wheat and other
crops OF Russia stretching away in the distance,
but when you see a horse or man or farming
! utensil that impression vanishes.
| In Russia three classes are sharply defined
royalty, military and peasantry; and another
disision is the educated and uncducated Royalty
own nearly the whole, are educated and wealthy;
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g i'uss'A % W iai 'ne must
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Ivy ny = = ,oo Expensive. Sweuen mas ner
Ains WY y s'so htus " subway pusA Norwegian
A"s no soso w 9"ruc apa fice versa.
leaving all tnese countries nenlna wiInouI
[ iui'ner coni'nen'-oerhlany WIN '.s me cites,
neninarA WIN i.s many at.fac'ions' sweden ana
i's DeAu'i.ui o'ocAnoini Win ts scores OF isiand
. f"t 40 1t'u oeAusy eseis"neie' We nave thIeaueu
~. way anns iniunierupie is'anus VI ene
; pafsio oea' caiins snois elie III fihiahu ana
p'esrAsea wv PAssPol's a. the .hieshoia VI nussi
Oh reietsDuts' "ilAont HAlcn we coulu moi set
. 1901 upon heI SHORES ana Wltpout tne wise Oh
tne Auss'an oincer anu paying MN ior itcouid we
leave It's borders. ASIDE nom the aiiusion TO st.
FetersOufg' shat we enjoyed II immensely, seeing
ana nearing Oh tne immense acnicvemen@ oil
refer .ne Great ana oatharine tne II, the Deau-
siui paiaces Ut IN tne extreme
ana inc winter nome Oh the Gar IN tne CITY tne
tooHs " al OF "nicn NUMBER q thousand ana
more ana every one teeming IN wealth and
grandeur not 70 De reaiized unless seen, we hurry
on 70 MOSCOW tue oiu capitai OF hlssla' ana mere
we stop 70 say the traveller nnds something ne
: VIII never forget. IL was holiday when we
arrived anu Wnen INSIDE the Aremnn walls we
saw reiigious procession OF priests o. the Greek
Church with hundreds OF golden banners so