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In the old days a man was beaten three hours a day for debt and after a month sold as a slave if no one came to his rescue. Thieves and other criminals were hanged, beheaded, broken on a wheel, drowned under the ice or whipped to death. IN THE OLD DAYS A MAN WAS BEATEN THREE HOURS A DAY FOR DEBT AND AFTER A MONTH SOLD AS A SLAVE IF NO ONE CAME TO HIS RESCUE THIEVES AND OTHER CRIMINALS WERE HANGED BEHEADED BROKEN ON A WHEEL DROWNED UNDER THE ICE OR WHIPPED TO DEATH
h rather tell something about the people as I saw them just before the war, and their country and cities in times of peace. Some day these people will have a stable government. They have suffered for a long time, but out of it all will come a purified people and a government in which the people will have some rights and privileges worth while. The writer of these lines does not pose as a prophet, but will say that in twenty-five years Russia will have the best government in Europe. The Russian people are a race of farmers. When the war broke out eighty-five per cent of the people lived in the country. Although a nation having one-sixth of the earth's surface, yet she has only a few large cities. It is actually said that years ago people had to be chained in the cities to keep them from moving to the country. The people, as a rule, are honest-hearted, hard-working people, who have never had a chance. They are ignorant and often superstitious. They have been used to hardship and cruelty.  RUSSIA I WOULD MUCH RATHER TELL SOMETHING ABOUT THE PEOPLE AS I SAW THEM JUST BEFORE THE WAR AND THEIR COUNTRY AND CITIES IN TIMES OF PEACE SOME DAY THESE PEOPLE WILL HAVE A STABLE GOVERNMENT THEY HAVE SUFFERED FOR A LONG TIME BUT OUT OF IT ALL WILL COME A PURIFIED PEOPLE AND A GOVERNMENT IN WHICH THE PEOPLE WILL HAVE SOME RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES WORTH WHILE THE WRITER OF THESE LINES DOES NOT POSE AS A PROPHET BUT WILL SAY THAT IN TWENTY FIVE YEARS RUSSIA WILL HAVE THE BEST GOVERNMENT IN EUROPE THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE ARE A RACE OF FARMERS WHEN THE WAR BROKE OUT EIGHTY FIVE PER CENT OF THE PEOPLE LIVED IN THE COUNTRY ALTHOUGH A NATION HAVING ONE SIXTH OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE YET SHE HAS ONLY A FEW LARGE CITIES IT IS ACTUALLY SAID THAT YEARS AGO PEOPLE HAD TO BE CHAINED IN THE CITIES TO KEEP THEM FROM MOVING TO THE COUNTRY THE PEOPLE AS A RULE ARE HONEST HEARTED HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER HAD A CHANCE THEY ARE IGNORANT AND OFTEN SUPERSTITIOUS THEY HAVE BEEN USED TO HARDSHIP AND CRUELTY
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