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IDE VENGEANCE OF THE CZAR
a. Former Siberian Exllo Bolatos
His Exporionoo.
UO3HT FOR POLAND'S FREEDOM
Oefc.itcd Patriots Driven kike Oattlo
into the Wilds of Humlu's Place
ol' Hnnishmont Horrors of
the March.
With n Roil of Iron.
There has lived in this city for some
time , says a Mason City , la.correspond
ent , a native of Poland nnmod William
Nurbowors. During the uprising in that
country in 1818 ho was among Ihoso who
fought for her independence. When
the patriot ! * were at length over
whelmed by the superior numbers of
the Russian forces ho was taken pris
oner und sent to Siberia. Ho remained
there for two years. The sufferings of
himself and his companions are fully as
terrible us anything related by Mr.
Korimn.
"Soon after our capture , " ho said in
relating the story of his exile , "orders
came to prepare for atrip to St. Peters
burg , Wo were conquered rebels and
know what fate awaited us. Any of us
who entertained doubts about it had
thorn quickly removed by the intima
tion which accompanied the order thai
it would bo u good time to bid furowoll
to friends and relatives. The day before -
fore our jonrnoy was to nogln wo were
all mustered into n largo , open space In
Warsaw and there wo found our brothers -
ors and sisters , wives , parents and
friends waiting us. I cannot recall the
scene , even at this time , without the
toara springing to my eyes. I will not
attempt lo describe it. My mother
came to mo und hold mo very light for
a1 moment with her head burled on my
shoulder. Than she gave mo her
I'AUTINCI lILUSSINa A-XDTUUXKD A WAV.
"The Cossack ofllcors were watching
nil this time , and if any were too long
about their leave taking they were
pulled roughly away and told to stand
aside.
"Tho following morning u number of
huge wagons , drawn Uv from four to
eight horses , were pulled up In front of
our prison. From eight to a do-son
prisoners were loaded into each of
these , and wo started for St. Peters
burg. The wives and children of the
captives in several instances accom
panied them. Those who preferred
voluntary exile to separation from their
loved ones vvoio peimlltod to choose It.
This was the only humane act exhib
ited by the Russian government toward
its captives.
"Until after our arrival at St. Peters
burg wo were given substantial food ,
and our treatment , although sometimes
severe , was nothing to what wo after
ward endured ,
"When wo reached St. Petersburg
the men were compelled to don gray
trousers and blouses , a heavy skull
cap and low shoos. Then , in groups of
from six to twelve , wo were locked up
in a dungeon BO dark that wo could not
goo our hands before our faces. These
dungooiiH were ouch about bovon feet
square and fourteen foot high. Wo
were glvoi ) bread and water , und oc-
COBioually a dish of some weak thin
soup. Wo were allowed to walk about
in the prison yard for five minutes every
day. If wo remained over time wo
were given the lash. The air in these
dungeons was so bad that it made us
sick to breathe it. Wo had nothing to
lie on but the lloor. This was usually
covered with mud , tracked in during
the day. The women were kept in sep
arate dungeons , but were treated no
better than the inon.
' How long wo stayed in St. Peters
burg I never know. If we uskod an of
ficer a question ho insullod us , and fro-
quenlly added a blow with his list or
some harder weapon. Many of my
comrades
MYSTKUIOUSLY DISAl'l'KAUKD.
"When the time cuine for the march to
Siberia there were on hand not more
than five hundred who had been brought
from Warsaw. I think the rest must
have died in prison.
"I afterward wished a thousand times
that this had happened lo mo.
"The day before wo slarlcd on our
long inarch lo Siberia wo were all
turned loose in a large slockudo. An
olllcor was stationed at a certain point
and as wo passed , one by one , ho wrote
down u description of us. Then the
sick ones were examined by a physician
who decided us lo which were nol able
lo make Iho journey on fool. Then
chains were placed on us. Each hand
was attached bv a chain to the opposite
foot and in this condition wo passed our
last night in the dungeon. In the
morning the able-bodied men wore
placed in one group and the ablo-bodied
.vouion in another , while the feeble
men. women and children were loaded
inlo heavy carls and driven lo the huge
gala loading out of Iho stockade ,
"When ail was ready the gate swung
open and wo woio permitted to bronlli
the fresh air once moro. The wagons
containing provisions wcro placed at
the head. Next came the prisoners on
foot and behind them the carts of the
sick. As we marched out in single file
an officer stood at the gale with the
register containing our description and
us each one passed a check was made
opposite his name. I cannot tell you
what a terrible fooling cnmu o\er
mo with the olunk , chink , clank ,
of the chains as we started
on the long journey. Mounted Coracles
'surrounded ' us on all sides. Some
mothers whoso children were too small
lo walk were given the use of hands
and fool. Hut should she grow weary
with her burden and fall behind. Iho
lush was applied without mercy. .Sev
eral limes 1 have seen the backs of these
poor women out so deep that
nv TUB imii'i'ixa III.OOD
one could follow their pathway in Itio
snow. When il was impossible for her
to walk f art nor , even under Iho lash ,
she was loaded inlo one of Iho carls in
the rear.
"Wo traveled about ten miles the
first forenoon and then halted for din
ner. We eat down on the ground und
wcro given some broad and water not
nearly so much us we wanted , for wo
wore very hungry. Then the hiarch
began again. Already the chains by
their constant chafing had swollen Iho
ankles und feel so that on many the
shackles were covered up. Yet no one
dared to murmur. To do so meant a
cut from the lash and no relief from
the torture of the shackles.
"The firsl olupo or stockade was
reached before dark. The olllcor who
had in the morning taken their names
and description stood within the gate
umas the prbjiiors passed by another
check was placed opposite their names.
This method was continued throughout
the entire journey , and should a man
die a long black mark 'vus placed oppo
site his inline , and when the final des
tination was reached if any had escaped
they had his description and men were
sent in search of him. These stockades
wore placed on an average of about
twenty miles from each other. They
consisted of a high board
fence probably inclosing : i half
acre of ground , inside of which was
built Iwo houses , one for Iho prisoner ,
Iho other for the officers. It was
expected that on every day of March ,
whether the weather was good or bad
that wo would make a stockade. March
ing two days and resting the third was
Iho usual order. The stockade in
which wo spent the third day vus un-
usuallv largo and built much stronger. "
"Early in the travel , " said Mr. Nur-
bower , "tho prisoners , by the inhuman
treatment they received , seemed to lose
all respect for themselves and Ihoso
around them. Modesty was a virtue
unrecognized. No ono was allowed
a moment to attend to private wonts or
desires. These houses in which they
spent the night boys , girly.mothors and
fathers were thrown together in one
promiscuous mass. While some of Ihe
houses were provided with boards on
which the weary travelers might lie
downmany were without even thatand
the prisoners were compelled to lie
down on the ground. The walls and
ceilings wcro daubed with mud and
grease , while in rainy weather the
lloor was but little bellor than a hog
wallow. In this the prisoners wcro
compelled lo spend their ni glits. "
Continuing his narrative Mr. Nur
bowers said : "We were each of us pro
vided with u change of clothing and
when we came lo u slroam every person
was expected to wash the suit ho was
wearing and put _ on the other one.
Filth and vermin would be found among
us in their worst forms. Loathsome
c Ileuses were contracted during the
march , which togolhor with the harsh
treatment killed several of Iho prison
ers.
'Ono of Iho most pitiful and cruel
scones In the whole journey comes onclc
tome now. The little child of ono of
the women who was following hpr hus
band into exile gel sick. She had car
ried it many days. Ono afternoon it
grow worse and
j > rii : > IN 11KH AUMS ,
She tried to conceal its death until u
stockade \vas reached so that it might
be proporlv buried. An officer discov
ered that the child was dead , however ,
and going up to the mother said
roughly :
"tlivo it to me. "
"Oh lot mo carry it , " cried the wo
man. "It IH not heavy and I can walk
quite us fast. "
"She was on her knees in the snow.
The rest of us could only-glance back at
her when Iho officers were not looking.
"Wrenching the poor little body
from her grasp the olllcor handed it tea
a soldier saying : 'Go lay it In the field
there. " Then turning to the woman
who was still kneeling wilh her face
buried in her hands he raised his whip
and said :
"Get '
up.
"She obeyed.
"Tho rest of us could siy : nothing.
Wo hardly darotl to weep. In this way
the bodies of all prisoners nro disposed
of who die on the march. 'Wo have no
limo for funerals , ' was Iho reply re
ceived by one of the exile * who asked
permission lo bury a friend. "
From St. Petersburg they took the
route that is still .traveled through
Moscow and Nijni Novgorod to Tomsk ,
their destination. They were ull placed
in a large enclosure and each were as
signed to duties. To William fell the
lot of going into the copper mines , and
ho , with a do7on of hia comrades were
taken to a shaft aud lowered down. Tn
this mine ho remained for about five
months. During ibis time he nenjr saw
the light of day. His rations were ,
however good , and the only complaint
ho could make was that he was not al
lowed to ask any questions , either concerning -
corning himself or about the country ho
was in. Conversation among the
twelve had to bo carried on in a whis
per. Ho was in the mine when ho was
informed of the edict of Alexander III ,
that all exiles under twenty-four years
of ago should receive their liberty , and
bidding his comrades a final adieu ho
was raised to the mouth of the mine and
there mot eight others who hud also re
ceived their liberty , and the company ,
happy boyotid degree , started on their
homeward journey to , Poland , finally
reaching their destination without the
loss of one.
SHE PLAYS A PITIABLE ROLE.
Peculiar Kccciitricltics of Ilcautlful
and IJrilllant Harriet Kiuliinond.
Harriott E. Richmond , the young ,
beautiful and brilliant wife of a Now
York lawyer named Allen , was sen
tenced to Iho Bridewell yesterday be
cause she had boon disorderly and
could not pay a tine of 8 3. says u Chicago
cage dispatch to the Now York World :
Mrs. Richmond has been creating u
disturbance In Chicago for several
weeks. She has been arrcsled many
times , but her beautiful face , big brown
eyes and copious tears have always secured -
cured her release until to-day.
Her name figured in column after col
umn of sensational news in the Wash
ington D. C. papers a few months ago.
For years she had hold different posi
tions in the departments ut the national
capital. Last fall she was charged with
attempting to blackmail ono of the most
prominent men in the country. She
was arrested for vagrancy but proved
that she was employed in the depart
ment of agriculture. She was dis
charged and roarrcstcd almost every
day for weeks , until finally she became
worn out bv this persecution and loft.
This lust time she has been in Chicago
only Ihroo weeks and arrested four
limes. Her first offense was breaking
the windows in a house where she was
entirely unacquainted and where she
had gone in u cub on some inexplicable
mission. Police Justice Lyon was pu/-
y.lod by the ojrcuinstance and discharged
her. She was then lakon lo the Deten
tion hospital for the insane and hold in
custody fen > one week , but then dis
charged. Inafowdajs she was found
unconuion's in'.u drug store and lakon to
the armoVy , , She told the justice next
inorningjOiatshe had fainted and was
again discharged.
The last arrest was at the instance of
her landlord ; Cioorgo Dodge , of No.
1501 Waljtisli avenue. Ho called in the
police Monday night and complained
that the < woirfuii was raising a disturb
ance in Ij6r'f'6om. ' The police broke in
her bedrAbndoor and arrested her.
When .tluvpnicors went to her cell
they found1 , , fllio had removed all her
clothlng.f Shu refused to dross , but
Matron Holland proceeded to dross her.
She was then taken to court. She
wanted to bond for Fanny Davenport ,
the actress , claiming that she had boon
a member of the "Tosca" company , but
the justicp would not listen to any such
yarn and she was sent below lo await
the coming of the Uridowoll stage. She
Buys she hud been nUo a member of
Rfgnold's English company about ten
years ago , and played Queen Kalherino
to Rlgnold's Henry V. , and she called
herself Ada Richmond.
Kniililoii'ri'Ilule.
Philadelphia Record ; Miss Wostond
( a few months hence in a brle-u-brae
store ) "Have you any Vognorpons ? "
Dealer "Yes , miss. James show Iho
lady the Wagner slop cans , "
DON'T ' CARICATURE TflE COW ,
Some of the Inconsistencies of the
Decorative Craze.
HIGH ART ON DINNER PLATES.
No I'osics With Our Potatoes ,
Please AVhnt AVc Owe to Euro
pean Culture From Drawing -
ing to Designing.
Cult in tlio Kltclirn.
Following is the paper on "The In
consistencies of Decorative Art" reid
hofore the Western Art association last
Monday evening by Miss Kate M. Ball :
"If wo study the best specimens of
pottery wo will find that shape , con
struction and enrichment or decoration
nro consistent with Us use. A vase pre
sents usurfuco that is not interfered
with in any wn\ , und if in decorating1 it
wo wish to repeat the unit of design , the
ropitition will not outer very largely
into the ofToct , inasmuch as the vase
being round wo can too but a small portion
tion of it at a time. But wo inu-,1 re
member that it is round , and anything
put thereon will bo foreshortened when
hoen in dilleront positions , Therefore ,
in decorating1 it wo must consider these
facts. A vastis also largely an orna
ment , aud will bear naturalistic treat
ment Unit would not bo consistent witli
u useful object. Objects that are much
in use , that are Been constantly , should
bo of a simple character , so that wo
will not tire of them. Table ware , such
as plates , cups und saucers , should
to simply decorated and the decoration
should bo conventional in its character.
The painting of Hewers , butterflies ,
birds , fishes and landscapes of china in-
tondnd for use is of the worst kind of
art. A placquo in tended to decorate
our walls should bo treated in an en
tirely different manner from u plate to
bo used on our table. The former issim-
ply decorative , the latter is useful , and
should 1)0 tre.itod in a m inner that is
consistent with its use. To cut meat
and potatoes on a pinto containing decorations -
orations such as the portrait of a ( lower ,
or bird , or landsiMpo is abiurd. The
plato has a surface which when in use
will bo covered with food , and any design -
sign put on that surface should bo of a
simply decorative nature , a conven
tional kind , that may bo covered with
out Intprferrlng with the view of the
decoration. The interior of a cup will
bo co vo rod with lljo I Hud contained in
it and should bo frco from any pattern ,
If a straw or a blade of grass wore to
fall into our coll'co wo would immedi
ately remove it , but the decorative art
ist sometimes puts it there to slay. Is
it consistent ? Again , abutterlly mount
ing on a cup could scarcely have
strength enough to lift the cup wore
one to take hold of the wingshence the
idea of a buttorlly being used for the
handle of a cup is ridiculous.
"Neither should we deliberately turn
a dish into an object fit for nothing
clso than to be hung on a wall and inado
the medium of a portrait , llowor-picco
or landscape. It is u great and good
tiling for the sake of outline to doveloi )
art honestly and clearly. Tills is not
short of a moral duty that every art
however humble , hhquld bo kept within
its own lines and bo independently de
veloped , for thus only can it bo per
fected. It is certain tliut while picture
making ha attained what scorns to ua
to be possibly its highest development ,
pottery painting is as yet in a lowulato
us an independent art , as is proved by
thogroutorfortscoiiRlantly made toglv'p
it character , and the reason lies in the
tendency of artists and amateurs to
make it an imitative art.
"Probably no branch of decorative
art is more abused than that of china
painting , inasmuch as it is within the
range of mauyis easily handled , and is
often the pastime and entertainment of
people. The moro mechanical manipu
lation of the mineral colors on china , is
a simple matter and many ladies have
attained considerable proficiency in this
line. If those ladies would bo satisfied
in copying good works they would do
well , but they must design , and they
know nothing about it. They are gov
erned chiolly by their tusto. If otio
should ask them why they use a form for
decoration or a colorthoy would answer
probably , 'because they liked it. '
There is just as much a 'right ana a
wrong in the use of forms and colors for
decoration as there is in the use of
words in language , and designing for
any purpose that has not a foundation
of knowledge to work from , should bo
treated in the same manner as are writ
ings from the illiterate.
' 'The great amount of American
travel in Europe has raised the stand
ard of art in this country. Uoing asso
ciated with the good must elevate.
Much of foreign production 1ms been
lirought homo by the travelers , and our
merchants import the same class of
goods. Wo are growing gradually.
The time will come , when we will dis
card some of the inconsistencies. Wo
will see the utter absurdity of decorat
ing n wooden bowl with a landscape
and framing it , a bowl that might sug
gest sou ] ) , or a bailer of bread ; also
painting n landscape on an immense
snow shoveland tying it with a ribbon ,
and worao still the decorated dlshpan
whoso association suggests the unpleasant
ant work of the house maid.
Wo will not make bangle boards out of
rolling pins , nor put the thermometer
on kogs. Neither will wo use draperies
where there is no need of them. Wo
will not cover up the whole corner of a
beautiful picture and loic Its olfoct by
hanging a fanciful piece of silk on it ,
and cull it a picture drape a picture
needs no drapo.
"We will not make a sugar bowl in
the shape of a man's head the hat
being removed wo dip into the head ,
not to got bruins , but sugar nor make
a milk picture designed in the shape of
a cow , wlioiu tail twists into the handle ,
and whoio mouth is converted Into the
spout of the pitcher two objects that
suggest very unpleasant things to us.
In our desire to got something now ,
something unlike our neighbors , wo
have many ridiculous tiling , many
frightfully bad things. Another feature
of art that is much abused is color. Wo
as a people have no fooling for color , as
the orientals have. Wo m.ist learn the
facts of the harmony of color und apply
our knowledge. The result Is not always
satisfactory. One strong fouturo'of an
English residence or hotel is the neu
trality of color , yet abounding in glow ,
or what is known as bloom , while our
A'inorleaii houses have some very bud
combinations of color , in spots , often
such that every thing in the room sutlers
from association with them ,
"Tho markets of Amorici furnish to
day some beautiful examples of surface
decorations our wall papers especially
being very fine ; however , U is not
often that wo are thiown in contact
with them. Owing to their costliness ,
only the very rich can purchase them.
Tiio LincruHta-Walton patterns are
very line , being In imitation of pressed
leather. One of the costliest wall de
corations I over saw was that of the
dining-room of Suinuol Tllden'a house
In Gramarcy Park , Now York. The en
tire wall is covered with carvings in
but in wood , It cost WO.OOO for the
carving alone. It has u rich effect , yet
th o style is nationalistic. It does not
co nsist of a repeated unit , but is simply
a continuation of the thought of the
artist. I heard nn artist say if that design <
sign was of a conventional style it
would go down to posterity , as the ex
ecution is marvellous ; but the style was
so poor that it would bo short-lived.
"Tho study of design is intensely in
teresting , and the execution of it ia
mechanical. To become skilled means
simply to study , to pr.ictieo. The road
to success must be paved by close ap
plication. Wo generally find that
talent is possessed by the man and
woman who work.
"There is quite an opening in the
field for women , and it is surprising
that moro women do not seek it. It ia
a charming occupation and very/eraim *
erativo. I hear some fay , " lean draw ,
but I could never design. " Designing
docs flot moan to sit down and chow cut
of the end of a load pencil a pattern.
When an article is lo be written on any
subject , the writer pees to the library
and learns what the authors say about
thai subject , ho collects ideas. Ilia
part is simply lo clothe those ideas
in his own language , and make his own
arrangement. So in design the designer -
signer must study the thoughts of other
designers , got ideas and clothe them in
his own garmonls. Designing is ar
ranging originating in rare. It is
said "thoro is nothing original under
the sun , " and one is frequently forci
bly impressed with the truth of this
statement , * you continually see the
same effects produced by the same
causes. Ills not unusual to see put-
terns exactly alike drawn by children
in dilleront parts of the city. It is also
true that you may spend an evening
designing u pattern , thai you may
afterwards find in the grammar of
ornament. "
*
CARRIED OFF THE TRUCK.
How a NoKro Tliluf Knoapiil From a
OniiHtahli * .
While waiting at Decatur for the
train to Huntsvlllo a constable came in
from the country with a negro , Buys the
Detroit L'Voo Press. ThoolHcor- wanted
something lo eat before walking hia
prisoner over to the lockup , und ho
handcuffed the man to ubaggugo truck.
Ho then went over lo the hotel , seem
ing to feel that all was safe and secure.
The negro was asked what he had
been arrested for , and he explained
that he hud driven home and killed the
wrong hog. It wus a mistake whioli
any colored man was liable lo make in
a country whore the hogs looked HO
much alike , mid ho assorted that li'i '
conscience was resilng perfectly qu'ol
under the legal accusation. lie was
homesick , however , and sighed ( or the
bosom of his fumllv.
"Then why don't you go homo ? "
uskod the colonel.
"Can't git away from dls yero truck , "
was the reply.
'Can't you carry the truck on your
shoulder ? "
"Hay , boss , " said the man as ho
leaned forward , "doan'talk to mo about
do black man gitlln' ahead ! I'd huv
Hot hero a hull week an' nobber thought
of that trick. Wid your kind permits
shun I will now take a walk.1
lie shouldered the truck and dis
appeared In the darkness , and half an
hour later , when the constable came
around and lournoi what had occurred
ull ho could suy was :
"Dog-gone it , but I'm in luck ! It I'd
fastened him to that freight oar he'd
hov gone oft with it just the same , and
the railroad would ihavo come onto mo
for W.OOO. .
*
When we Know that glut ! ) IH trans
parent It In hard to bolluvu there ix Hucli
u thing us a window blind.
