The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24
on RUSSIAN ESTATE
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TIE PEASANTS
Lzns o~rsr Fns Lard c1isHss-r
Mere Frisnsly THsn r. esnsrs y
sss.ssss-TI-se- 6liit D~siirss
ne RE l. ths cs1-t7-

IN ~ co-t-T Il EEu2s are rhs
rsr1ftsozs Ct arts-elcs z1rs s-rlE-
f-EIy zz-s1zsl TIA. n RlszA TIE
I6sz carried away tT ths ETerEEH
visitor thar REssi1z l1fs Is EuEk Lac
that IL 1thsr EurussE1 c1--rasz =
basel ca : -iEr1zcslgl11- failure 20
zrasr salient teasnres & tie E1ssG-
ra-Scsg csa-arrgr- A Tzz1 q -1s
eou-1-y hc-e u RzE@zz- 1EzE-gE-e-
rsTsz.s tie i-zs-sa c1--rAsI Ere-
ss-re5 y TIE Lte ot TIE 2zEsz-
nobls Il 10E1 zzz HIS zors razr.T
zurzsl exsEa1cs u1 HIS cu--ry ss-
tzrz- ycEAlzg slows mere rlsErly t1s
versatility q tks SlzFCzic nature TIA.
tkss ready zzz--zezl-F 70 s1tAsr -c1s
q Esa. Ths nan seems -rz-sfc--e1
once lack "a he cczztry rhs mask q
the nus-0volltar dwsIsr IL one Ct ths
xzysE- CAPITALS II the word s.
Fstsrz1zrE- fails away Mks q Wurn1-t
garment and Ee IS Egz1z Z B1Tzr, LEs
his tcreEAe1srg
4 gr0up q pFaEs-ts. large CT szsl
according 10 TIE size C lis estate
vi Be waiting to greer hin 1z his H.
rival thsra The5r war welcome %
The khzzTass1 fzEstsr lf rhs h0zssl
IS eTs5e-r1E silcsre. and As t1sF he11
rsFs-szfly % KISS lis Ez1zss O. pos
Silly rs feet X rke case Cf rAe olEer
o1es. tusx as tk=E woult have lCzs n
the days q ssr+1o-. o1s 1eg1zs 70 see
that tke real rsLz-o-s bsrweez Land
owner and peasant are much more
freely than - gA1araLlF slpEDsa1
The heart ot the zrazgs Ruszlzn
lz11-gwrsr. ho~evar. l. not and -sTer
Ezs besz II his ccl-Ery estzcE- Tins
his E4-s1-s1 1zzze-1s Il his oE1 10
czlztF. wAirh wc-lz 10 101Ni have
led 70 the 6eTe5c-zszr ct z hezltkss-
zz-lozzl 1lte -hzn Is possible un1s-
F-ssszr o1z51rto1s. Is almost s1trs-g
lzckzE
Woo1 Is tka material ezrloyss II
The co-strzc-ioz cs al h1Il6lzEs IL tae
rurzl 5istrsc-s. with The possible sT-
rszrs1z os TIE chMrehes- II The cli-
nate CT Russia where TIE average
life q tA=ss wooden bu1l1ings viii nct
Axrs45 seve--y Tezrs. there are no
c2k-aeE aEEs chose cf the old teu1aI
r05zas C. Ezgizn1 o. ct the contine1t
10 coz1err past and present
TIE tizbsr-hullt dwellings q even
the richest landowners Il Russia lack
the picturesque c0lstruclion familiar
70 Travellers II Moray and SFe1en-
The walls are generally formed q
square beans. from ere foot 10 eigh-
teen inches n thickness. laid ole On
The othsr and neatly joined Al the
corners They are fastened together
by ~oosen bolts, sometimes three feet
in length. driven at short intervals
The inte-Etfces are made alright with
dried moss. saturated with pitch, then
dried il tire sun, ard the whole j.
covered with . EhesEhing OF thin
plznks. On the inside as vel as the
o1tsi5e of The walls When thess
walls are covered with paint on the
oztsf6e and plaster within, they are as
supenetrzble 10 the winter blasts as
the haI q ship. and far warner
than TIE sane thickness OF stone or
bEsck would be.
The old houses have matched roofs,
Ike those Of the peasants izba (cot-
tagel. but more modern dwellings are
shIng2ed The rooms are almost al
WAYS lofty and some Of them, notably
TIE drawing rcOm and the dining
room. are of large dimensions
The plaster walls are tinted with
wash of some light shade for the
drawing ard bedrooms. and a darker
One. possibly brown. for the dining
Toou- The furniture IS simple. very
likely homemade. or. as IS frequently
the case Of late years. one Of the
cheapest varieties Of American and
English manufacture. Montreal
Herald