Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-15
The Car OF Russia.

was taking ABOUT the Gar. he
speaks only French and German buti
at the same time, he is the first Emper.,
or who speaks Russian in his family,
while his. father spoke only German,
and his grandfather French. The
Emperor is military, like his father, but
not so exclusively so as he. Bodily, he
is probably the strongest man in Rus
STA. When he was Crown Princes IN
stead of leaving q visiting card when
calling. he would frequently twist .
gold piece and leave it, 50 great was his,
pride ii showing his friends how strong
he was. have seen him crush q gold
vase by mere hand power. This, is an.
dopbtedly due to his regular habits He
gets up every morning at i've; takes 2
cup of coffee; hears the Greek mass
he is a very religious man and then
begins to work looking over Stats
papers. At. nine he takes breakfast
with his wife. After breakfast he exer-.
.c.ses. in the gymnasium he is as much
q King as he is on the throne He also
chops wood, and is partit ularly fond Of
riding horseback. After his exercises
he holds his daily audience. At dinner,
glass of Burgundy. After that, if there
IL
with. his, family, reading to his wife
while she embroiders. - - 4tA8s's.
THAT sounds domestic. " - -
Eyes, the present royal familyiis do:
nestle. The King leads better home
life probably than. any ruler Russia ever
had. This is partly on account Of his
wife, who. is Of 2 retiring disposition:
" no is his wife?' She. IS the second
q
(who, by the way, is considered the
greatest match maker in Eurupe) and
the sister of the Princess of Wales; but
She is much better-looking and brighter
intellectually than the Princess. Her
fla. her is as stupid as her mother ois
clever. / remember one day he went
his riding-boots. He wanted his aid to
the aid said it was impossible, he am
swered:l Il know it's not the; custom to
send things that way but thought
they wouia make an exception. with
me- That shows about Whist kind
talking ia about &ussia. not Len.
mark. u When the present Cfarina
went to ST. Petersburg as n briAe she
the Russian palaces, and the gay life
did not suit her. She preferfed afmore
domestic retirement, andn her wishls
the { Ear is always willinkto carry out,
for the very good reasonf hat he is in,
love with .her-a thing Il s. you do not
always find in court relies, because
the alliances are to6 eft nothing but
mar fage du convenieu ye. There is no
doubt. however, that Ne Gar and his
wife are devoted to ea other. As far
back rs 1867, when q Jery young man,
he was at q great col IT reception in
Paris. and the Empress3 Eugenie asked
him which of the lad4s present he
thought the most beautiful. He an
swered that he was too 1auch of % bar
bariang to think any woman more beau
tifnl than his own wife. Nhe Emperor, \
in short, lives and acts like man who
accepts the duties OF life, and tries toll
perform them as best he can. afya
'.Does he fear the NH lists?' ..s.4sl
'.No, sir. It is ALI khumbug to say
he is coward. He Is not afraid Of
tt.ese revolut ionists. The off9y great /
anxiety he suffers is on ACCOUNT "a his
wife. The conspiracies hike AFFECTED
her nervous system so s!busly that
kind of conssaApt,oh has set in Whictk|
will probably bend her to too eaxlY
grave. AS for the kmperor2 himseIfs II
don't believe he knows wh8k fear is. In
Ill my experience with MN j never
nave met q man who has a feater cour-
age or q, more iron will = ~. ~
1...Are the Nihilists in RusaA 81 nll.l
nervous as they are represented to heP',d
cry no means. | fin that the beoszI
,1esa IN this t.nYIystry hsf1K the most axsI