The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-19
Young RussiG---G Wonderland
of Unlimited Possibilities

the worlds food SUPPLY. In 1919 u
gave "a civilization nearly Il fourth of
IL wheat. a fult fourth OF its oats, a
third VI It's barley md more thar
half OF hs rye. That year IT, wheat
crop wns goo. 600. 600 bushels grcatcr
than our own. It's cat crop cqualied
ours. tis barley crop WAS three times
na great as ours. and It's rye crop
twenty-five times az hrge as ours.
Russia has moro horses than any
other milton on cdrth, with 80, Gee. 600
az compared with our 2t.000. 600,
more sheep han ANY other nation
with SO. OO0.0 QUO as compared with our
q 1000. 600; nearly as many cattle,
with 81 600. GOO as compared with our
80. 0G0. 600.
THE latest authoritative infDrmR-
ticu on Russian educational condi-
tionE. that for 1908. shows tina, only
2ti out Of every thousand people in
the empire could read and write, ana
here were two iHiterate women FOR
every illitrratc man. With % huns
bred million population. IN 1912 We
had an enrolment OF 1925. OOO
school children Win her population
OF l12. 600. 600 Russia's t0.al enroll
mcnt was 7.sI0. O00, and 20 N these
were boys for every 10 who were girls.
and yet the nrst woman civil en-
giuecr in tho world was q Russian,
and the educated woman OF Russia
enjoys "A freedom equal to that 81
her kind in any othcr country In the
world. They were even alloNcd to
become professors In mems universe
ties. and aftcr 20 years of service az"
retired ON pensions. which continue
during the lives of their husbands.
u they are married and are survived
10y the heads Of their houses.
The Tsar Of Russia j. "A well paid
ruler. He receives the from
the Russian crown lands. and their
area IL equal to that at one-third OF
tho United States. several years ago
| the imperial treasurer Is reported Ga
have advised the Tslr: Your majesty
need have no fear of ever coming Co
feel the sting of poverty. Financially
YOU are solvcncy itself Win one
hand YOU could buy out the American
multi minioaaircs Morgan and Rock
! c~follcr. and still have enough left "a
talk business with Baron Rothschild.
II Is sud that the TStt WIS dispichs'o
az the |nipp3ncy OF the holder of ms
purse-string Whether the story is
| apochry pal or not. IL does not misrep'
resent the Tstr's wealth.
- have seen the famous cathedral
I of Europe-thc noted structures OF
France. Germany. England. italy ano
Turkey-hu was utterly unprcparec
for the s%plcndor and 1rilhsncy Of -
~lfaacs. al P~etrIgrad. with its piliar'
40 feet high II lapis lazuli and male
chitc. its altar rails of solid silver
containing half a ton of this precious
metal. aud its ICONS Of pearls, Studded
with huge diamonds, strphircs, emer-
aids and rIbics
His religion Is very real to th'
! Russian. and mis- God Is really ON
{ uiprcscut To- him. he secs his spirii
eycrywhcp" and acknowledges h VII
the sign Of the cross and the wurd'
oh Lord. have mercy or Nl"ry %
go Thee, oh Lord
Mr.. OrosNcnor also hriuss out abe
surprising fs,f hat Russia has ip th'
1cighu.rhood OF $4,000 600 men Doe.
tween thc ages ut Us and ~ inclusive
600 boys rot,ching The ages of 49,.
boys reaching the age of u.s.