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HARVESTING in Russia Is one
of the grent events in the peas
ant's life. Weeks before the
corn is ripe enough for cutting
the bailiff goes around the villages on
tlie estate and collects the extra hands
needed for the work. Reaping ma
chines are now used all over the coun
try, but as there are many small woods
and elnmpN of trees Interspersed
among wheat fields in the South, one
often sees women with sickles finish
ing off difficult corners, shjm a writer
In Country Life. They make a pretty
picture in their bright dresses against
the high golden wheat, with th 3rk
woods In the background.
Women predominate In agricultural
life in Russia and are great workers.
Their babies are kept in the village
creches, and looked after by others
till the mothers return at night. Some
times the mothers take them in the
fields. The women usually begin work
about . a. m. and go on till twelve
o'clock without a stop, when the mid
dity meal Is served. This Is taken sit
ting on the ground. It generally con
sists of thick potato soup, or perhaps
hnrstnck (soup made with beetroots),
"easha" (a brown grain boiled in the
same way as rice), a raw herring,
and a huge piece of black bread. Each
peasant carries Dei own wooden spoon
in her pocket, or tueked away in one of
iter high boots.
Water is served from a barrel, which
goes from field to field, drawn by a
donkey. The oteu are magnificent
Tea lures. and it is nothing exceptional
to see between thiVty and forty pairs
Of them nt work the sa ne day. Horses
are rarely used in the .fields.
Between 4 p. in. and 5 p. m. an en
ormous samovar, (a social kind of urn
heated by charcoal) is brought out.
and boiling weak tea, with two lumps
of sugur at least. Is served to the work
ers in tin mugs. The men. of course,
used to drink vodka, but now It is
Stopped, and happily so. for it is Just
about the strongest drink that exisis.
The tea hour being only a short re
spite, work is resumed with rigor and
continued up till six or nine o'clock,
according to the weather. Hut, ex
cept foi a terrific thunderstorm occa
sionally, it rarely rains at this time.
Fond of Fresh Fish.
Supper consists ot practically the
same menu as thai which is eaten at
midday, baked or boiled potatoes being
generally substituted for the "casha."
and sometimes pond carp, crayfish and
perch, fried. AH the meals are cooked
outside. An oven and fireplaces made
of clay and bricks are built in a sort
ot trench in a central spot, and here
you see only men cooking.
Kresh-water fish form a very impor
tant addition to the food supply in in
land Russia. As there are hundred"
of miles of marshy ground, great ponds
are made everywhere. The chief fish
stocked are carp, tench and crayfish
The streams and rivers give excellent
trout, but cray fishing also affords good
sport as well as being u considerable
industry. A dark night is chosen. If
possible, since in the moonlight the fish
are easily scared and retire to the mid
He of the pond, where It Is Impossible
to catch them. The fishers are armed
with strong nets about the slr.e of a
washing hasin. but deeper and weight
ed, which are attached to long poles
tpproai hhuf the pond as cautiously as
possible, the nets are dropped in and
allowed 10 sink to ihe bottom. Then
everyone sits and waits in silence, but
smoking furiously to keep away the
mosquitoes, wlio-h are both large and
venomous. Then men appear on the
scene suddenly. flourishing large
torches over the surface ot the water,
and the crayfish, retreating, walk iato
the nets, which have to lie cleared and
dropp'i again very promptly.
Women at Threshing Machine,
it Is most interesting to watch the
quick working of the threshing ins
chine, which is driven by steam. The
women uever seem to cease sheaf af
ter sheaf is tmeemee in from above,
and on one side fee) see the chaff and
straw coming out. and on the other the
wheat dropping right Into the sacks
awaiting it below, these again are
tied up by the men. 1 watched the
grain being separated from the chafl
for 4 minutes ami luring that time
11 big sacks were tied up. labeled aud
ready to put BWUJ in the granary
While this is going on. hundreds of
black and gray crows (the real Rus
sian CPOW), come (lying around to'pick
up what wheat they can, and in some
parts the ground is just a patch of
black and looks most strange. Even
storks put in a dignified appearance
Just to see what Is going on, and great
eagles and hawks hover above waiting
to feast on the mice.
The only Russian crow I have seen
in captivity was a miserable specimen
in Dresden. They are much more sin
ister looking than their Rritlsh broth
ers, an, even their "caw" Is different.
Their behavior in the wheatfield is ex
tremely entertaining. The old birds
hop about uttering weird little noises
rind gingerly picking up grains of
wheat with which they feed their prac
tically full-grown offspring. If the
yonng bird hns hi d enough it drops the
grain in front of another crow, which
generally snaps at it promptly.
The peasants receive pay according
to the proprietor's Wealth or generos
ity sometimes BO kojreks a day
(28 cetits), at other times one rouble
("ii rears); but this varies greatly, as
some estates are so much rb-her than
others. In all and every case, how
ever, the peasants receive collectively
one-tenth of the wheat of every field
they cut, and sometimes this adds up
very considerably. In fact, what they
earn in harvest time practically keeps
them for the rest of the year.
Won't Work on Feast Days.
Sundays' and feast days (and there
are oxer a hundred of the latter) they
will nor work, but lie about in the
fields and drink tea, etc. But they love
music, and to the tune of the balalaika
(a kind of mandolin) and the con
certina they will sing and dun.ee at any
moment of the day. Many of the peas
ants are much richer than they look,
and they still put their money in their
stockings and bury It as of old.
But to return to the harvest. To
wards sunset, when work Is at its high
est pilch in Ihe vicinity of the thresh
ing machine (which, by the way, the
peasants greatly reverence, as it means
food to them in the coming year), life
Is indeed worth living. The throbbing
of the engines, the bUM of many voices,
the lowing of the cattle, the glorious
sunset, and, above all. that lovely gold
en haze (caused by the dust of the
chaff) which rises ever so lightly, and
w hic h seems to put a veil over every
thing. Just makes you long for your
brush and palette.
Rut. the wheat cut, threshed and
housed, the machine must be put awuy
till next year. This is quite a cere
mony and always takes place in the
moonlight. First It Is thoroughly over
hauled and cleaned, then decorated
with flowers, small sheaves and
branches of trees. Beiweeu twelve
ami twenty pairs of oxen draw the
machine, moving as slowly as possible.
All those who have taken part in the
harvest work walk beside and behind
It generally between one hundred and
two hundred. Behind these come the
villagers, everyone dressed in his best,
and the girls with garlands of flowers
on their heads, sinirlng folk songs. This
huge cavalcade luoVM at foot pace un
til It arrives ft Its destination, when
the squire and all hi family ami
gnests come out to see the ceremonial
housing. The peasants then receive
something "extra" and return to their
houses, generally having a rollicking
lime, playing and dancing far into the
night.
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We have equipped our dray wag
ons and auto truck with the latest
appliances for moving furniture
without marring or scratching or do
ing damage. Up-to-date wagon pads
will be used by us on all moving
jobs. JOHN R SNYDER. Phone 15
37-tf-59!0
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AUTOS FOR SALE A second
aand roadster and a second-banc
j Ford touring car for sale cheap. In
Hi i re at tne sturgeon garage.
HOI SK POR RENT
FOR KENT Five-room house,
electric lights. Phone 667 for in
formation. 28-tf-8398
Niobrara. Mrs. John H. Carroll.
28-t f - 8 4 1 r.
FURNISH BD ROOM for rent to
gentleman. Modern, private home.
Phone 1 7 r,. 4(8 Sweetwater Ave.
:?0-tf-8445
FOR SALE HOl'SEH
FOR SALti AT EXrCUTfJlFS
SALE Two residence properties lo
cated as follows: Lots five and six
In block six. Wyoming addition to
City of Alliance. The residences are
composed of three and five rooms.
Those residence properties must b
sold. Inquire of L. A. Berry, Room
'.. (tamer Block, Alliance, Nebraska
Phone !l 8287-23-tf
The Government needs Farmers at
well as Fighters. Two million three
hundred thousand acres of Oregon
and California Railroad Co. Grant
Lands. Title revested in United
States To BO opened for homesteads
and sale. Containing some of best
land left in United States. Large
Copyrighted Map. showing land by
sections and description of soil, cli
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Portland. Oregon. 31-13t-8446
WANTED A capable aud respon
sible lady or gentlemen for outside
work, soliciting and collecting. Work
is pleasant and profitable. Perman
ent position. Experience desired but
not absolutely essential if you have
ability. Give full particulars in ap
plication Address Hox 3369. in care
Alliance Herald. Alliance. Neb.
WANTED Position by man and
wife, two children, on ranch, wher
can have house tb selves. Inquire
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. jyj BAl$B One eat of bedroom
furniture in good condition. Phom
33-H-848:.
for ALss-Vor the ' neit t&rij
days, about 800 tons of hay In
quire of F. E. Allen. 603 Niobrara
or phone 566.
33-4t-8486
WANT A JOB house cleaning OJ
washing. Can give good satlsfat
nun. H-ii at in Sweetwater
phone 898.
33-D-8487
ot
FOR SALE HniuohrtU f.,i....
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Phone 166 if you have anything to
sell. T. J. THOMPSON, New and
second-hand goods. The Conley Mil
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Sealed proposals will be received
by the Board of Education of District
No. 41, Morrill county, Nebraska, on
or before July 31, 1917, for the erec
tion of a 2-room school building with
inn oasement, at Angora, Nebraska
I The Board reserves the right to re
ject any or all proposals submitted
; Plans and specifications can be se
cured at Angora State Bank by de
(pojiiting 6, which will be returned
ion safe return of plans and specifica
tions. By Board of Education, A. D.
Hull, Moderator.
! 3 2-3f-8r,83
WANTED Washing or day work.
Inquire 701 Missouri.
33-2t-8477
WANTED A furnished room for
llghl housekeeping by lady, in a
home close-in. References furnish
ed if desired,
flee.
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3 3-tf-84 7l
Oi l II EKS OF THE
FOURTH RKUIMEJfT
World Growing Saner.
Tim theory tlutt the world Is grow
ing mad under the stress and suf
fering of war is combated by Dr.
William Graham of Belfast, an emi
nent Irish alienist. Doctor liraham
Is convinced by observation that there
Is less insanity now than there was
before the war. He advances the
theory that the hardships, the anx
ieties and the sacrifices of the strug
gle are strengthening the race men
ially, physjeully and spiritually, In
stead of disturbing its stability.
Eery great crisis. In the lives of
individual as of nations, carries with
it the strength -f soul and of body
needed to cope with it. If that were
not ihe ease mankind would have been
lisps m hoi l n i d long ago by the tragedies
of life. New V.uk Mail.
(Continued from page 1)
Thurston guard company quit upon
being "mastered oat," Colonel Boehr
re-en listed. In ltf02 he was sleeted
captain and in 1998 major of the lirst
battalion. lie was made iLeuteuant
Colonel in 190H. Following the res
ignation of Colonel (ieorw A. Ebei
ly. who was liiven a commission in
the officers reserve corps, upon his
return from the Mexican border. Col
onel Baehr was elected to his presenl
command,
Colonel Baehr is a postotfice clerk
In civilian life. To officers who know,
he is considered the "best trained
lighting man" in Nebraska.
Lieutenant Colonel "Heinle" H. F.
Blsaeaer is the youngest field offici i
of the Fourth Nebraska. He is SI
years old.
Lieutenant Colonel Klsasser did
his bit in the ranks. His promotion,
however, lias been more rapid than
tbiii bf any other officer of the or
ganization. One day in 1903 Lieutenant Col
onel Klsasser was watching the
Thurston rifles going through the
manual of arms drill.
Want to enlist?" the drill ser
geant shoajed.
Sure." remarked the uenial Hein
le, i
He sieved for three years as pri
vate, acting at times as corporal In
IS66 be was allowed to w ar b'
sergeant's stripes, and in 1907, one
year after he married, he was made
second lieutenant of Company I.
then the Thurston Rifles, of ihe Hrl
regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel KlsaMSer mad'
ii a point never to miss a drill. For
his interest in company drill mem
bers of his company elected him cap
tain in 190H. In 19i' he was made
a major During that year and in
1916 he was commandant of ihe
Omaha high school regiment. H
was forced lo give up this work when
the Fourth regiment was ordered to
the Mexican border. When Colom'l
Baehr moved up notch following
the resignation of Colonel Eberly
Lieutenant Colonel was elecied hi
present command He is now at
tending the school of musketry at
Fort Sill, Okla
Major R. O. Douglas, senior major
who will in all probability command
the first bat: ilion. composed of Offl
ha troops. i 44 years old and his
been a member of the uuard eighteen
years.
He enlisted in 1899 as a private in
company A at York where he gav.
up his position as "BehOOUMMtej
He was sent to the Philippines
When word comes to us from
"Sunny France" that our boys are
hitting the line with all their might
and main we will know that they are
led and directed by men who know
the game and who will not send their
men where they will not go them
selves. Major Geo. H. lloldeman. who vis
ited Alliance yesterday, while mak
ing a trip through this end of I In
state inspecting the railroad guard
detachments, enlisted in the nation
al guard as a private
in
A.
1896. as a
First Nebr-
uiember of Company
aska. at York, Neb?.
In 1898 the Spanish -American war
broke out and the major, with the
other members of his company, vol
unteered as pari of the First Nebras
ka Volunteer Infantry. The major
was made captain of company A.
Captain Jack Miller of Company G,
Alliance, was sergeant in this com
pany, serving under Major Holde
man. There has been a national
guard company at York for more
than forty years, the first company
being organized thera in 1877. Ma
jor Hoideman has been connected
with the guard in some capacity or
oilier for more than half of that
time. Daring recent years he has
been assistant postmaster at York.
During the active fighting in the
Philippines the major commanded u
battalion, for a period of six month.-,
j'l the year 1899. lie mustered out
in AagUOt. 1899, with the First Ne
braska Volunteers,' and was out of
active service in the guard for a few
years. He then joined again and
became regimental adjutant for five
years in the First Regiment. Soow
afterwards he became major of the
First regiment, holding this office
several years. Afterwards he
he was through with mili
and left the service for two
years. But Ihe call of th
life was too strong for a
thought
ton life
or three
fighting
ma n of
his training and when the
call came to go to the Mexican bor
der in 1911. when the York company
was about to disband, he took hold
and re Organised, the company it -Company
M of the Fourth regimen;,
which was reMlly composed of the
old First retsiment From captain
of Company M lie was made inajoi
of the Fourth regiment in the sprin
of 1917. He loves the boys ot ti,
Fighting Fourth" and his active
fighting in the Philippines bits W II
fitted him for Ihe present duiies
While on his western trip, tli.'
major visited Fort Robinson the first
of this week. He went from Alli
ums to North Platte and from there
on east towards Fort Crook He has
been away from the fort three weeks
