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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
9
A detailed immersion into Russian rural living. It notes brief summers spent at datchas, family life and church ceremonies, grand estates with verandas and embroidery, and the transport of sacred images through a village procession led by priests and peasants toward a famed marble church near the Desna river.
The narrator details a summer visit beginning at Podolsk station and a troika ride to a Catherine II era mansion. The route passes fields, peasants cottages, a bridge over a swift stream, and a grand gateway guarded by stone lions before arriving at the marble terrace where hosts receive them. The estate, once owned by Count Marmonoff, descended through his line to the present owner.
The house is built in Italian style popular in Russia, all white stucco with marble porches and colonnades. Rooms are vast with lofty ceilings and fine proportion, reflecting the imperial donor period. A large ballroom mirrors in bronze enhance the opulent interior.
On a plateau near a river a circular mound rises 70 to 80 feet with a winding path to the summit. Twelve smaller mounds lie along the crest. Two mounds yielded well preserved human remains: a man and a young woman with braided hair, pearls teeth and metal pins. Siberian stones and bracelets were found but sent to Moscow for dating. The sites are ancient burial grounds, the largest linked to a former chief.
A Sunday event in Russia shows a greatly revered religious image paraded to a host’s residence after church. Servants prepare a wide hall for the procession with a silver holy water basin, candlesticks, and blanked furniture to welcome the sacred image, seen as bestowing blessings on the household.
A lengthy company of singers leads a vast crowd onto a packed terrace and hall for a Russian church blessing. Priests touch foreheads with holy water dipped twigs as sick villagers are brought forth for near proximity blessings and holy vials are distributed to the ill. A hostess and her husband kneel as the image is carried past, receiving special blessings.
The passage notes abundant country horses bred and trained for Moscow races, with large stock farms like Youla government estate hosting young horses. It then describes Russian women’s needlework, lacemaking, and culinary arts, and explains household roles where housekeepers or former governesses manage affluent homes and elder servants are cherished and cared for on festive days.
A study of 1,500 children ranks thunder storms as the greatest fear in childhood, followed by snakes and strangers. Data shows girls fear rats and mice far more than boys, with ratios of 75 to 16, and notes fear declines after ages 15 for boys and 18 for girls.
A compact quotation notes that shallow philosophy nudges belief toward atheism while deeper study leads minds toward religion, attributed to Bacon.
Surface cars on Manhattan Island cause daily damage to people and property averaging 2750 dollars according to local reports.
In Idaho's Salmon river meadows a rough cow puncher community hosts a slick west showman who hires riders to perform a staged horse throw and drag act. After practice one rider asks if it's dangerous and the rep replies the salary will continue regardless.
The policyholder chosen Board has taken charge and begun reorganization. Darwin P. Kingsley is named president with Buckner as first vice president and Wm. E. Ingersoll among the second vice presidents. Arfus W. Weeks remains chief actuary. The move aims to reassure policyholders amid recent insurance upheaval with experienced leaders.
Prof John B. Smith notes in Popular Science Monthly that an improvement society drained breeding grounds within a year, eliminating most mosquitoes. Property values rose, attracting new settlers as a country club and sports activities recovered and 100 new residences were planned for next year.
A humorous exchange features a lanky tramp and a stout wayfarer debating roles on stage with a sign seeking supes. The pair suggest comically assigning a tall, thin man to the giraffe’s neck while a fat partner would play the elephant’s hind legs.
The essay analyzes early Christian questions in Corinth about eating meat offered to idols and the balance between liberty and responsibility. It compares the Jerusalem decree with individual conscience, warns against legalism, and draws a parallel to the modern liquor issue and social pressure from the saloon.
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