The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-17

without uttering a word they seised the unfortunate manager and literally rent him to pieces in full view of his horror stricken wife, who was looking out of an upper window.
 These are the wild hordes that the Mos- COW students have been lately trying to arouse against the Russian Government. If once they succeed in getting the pea sants to rise heaven holp those they meet on the way, because these terrible ignot- ant slaves of the soil will show no mercy to man, woman or child
 There are about 1,5000 900 inhabitants in Moscow, and 1,750 churches and chapels. The Church of St. Basil, in the Kremlin. has eleven spires, and each one Is com piete and separate chapel.
 The Muscovites are more devout even than the people of St. Petersburg. and pray at all hours of the day and night The streets literally teem with shrfnes on either side of the way. One the length of Chancery lane, in London, would contain about six shrines.
 Occupants of sleighs offer a prayer while the driver slows up and also performs his devotions.
 Russians try to believe that they tip only on New Years Day but this is myth as the custom goes on night and day throughout the year. It has to be done on a larger scale on the first day of
 the year, that is all.
 All Russians tip the porters of the hotels or restaurants each time they hang up
 their coats. Living in hotels Is expensive, and hot baths cost 3s 6d. in the bath room. There is a police charge on pass ports at each town, and hotel bills are full of various extras, from candles up.
 It is absolutely necessary to have candles in the bedroom In order to see the elec- tric light.
 During the present war crisis one did | not hear the subject mentioned publicly | in St. Petersburg, but at Moscow it was l the subject of discussion and argument The ancient capital Is really the Man. chester of Russia, and the Muscovite Ii1er-
 chants greatly resemble the natives Of that northern English town with their sturdy business-like ways and plain. | abrupt form of speech.
 The wealth and prosperity of the Rus sian Empire are collected In Moscow, and it's men of standing and repute were all strongly against war with any nation. I The masses of the common people were simply indifferent. Dynamite would not | cause them to turn round quickly. Beyond the cafe chantants at Ammor,
 one of the suburbs and the opera and | circus, there Is very little in the way or | amusements in Moscow.
 Nearly every male in Russia wears an
 order of some kind or other, and few es- cape it. The most popular one. perhaps,
 is the Sons of Continuous Rest" Ih-
 cluding Sundays, there are 22O public
 holidays in Russia. and this enables mem
 bers of the order to act fairly up to It's
 rules
 Uniforms are worn by at least two-
 thirds of the male population on some
 excuse or other. Amateur gypsy bands
 men are attired more gorgeously than Cossack. officers. Russians pride them
 selves on the fact that they are the only
 nation where every individual washes at
 least once a week. I do not wish to deny
 this, as I may have met them on their | non washing days.
 1 Moscow is far more healthy than St. Petersburg but a dearer town to live In generally. The wealthy inhabitants spend money like water Restaurants have to
 pay from 5000 to $7,5OO per annum for
 their wine and spirit license. Generally speaking, It's costs $50 year to send a
 child to an ordinary day school. so educa- ! ton Is very limited and the majority of
 tho peasants cannot read or write.