The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-11-06

| e1rlanda and covering The PLATFORM
With red cloth. At last the Car. r.
company with scores of Generals and
courticrA went on his Finnish journey,
q. - the papers style It. '.his triumphal
march" The Finn women presented
% the Czarina little boat of their own
make. and the men have in various
Ways shown their loyalty. As soon,
h0WeyoEs - the Gar was gone, the
senate Of Finland voted unanimausly
g raaDe the tax ON Russian goods i'm
ported to Finland-in order. as it were,
20 oovcr the expenses of the Imperial
trip.
i#~aA1ea9 other official trips of this
season is worth noticing that OF
Bishops. In the city of .Kazan, there
met twelve Bishops. each Accompanied
by half dozen learned theologians.
They hold their meetings in q church
and discuss means OF bringing Moham-
medan Tartars and the old believers to
the bosom of the orthodox church, and
of strengthening faith among the peo-
pie. A Bishop suggested education as
the best means for that end. But the
rest Of the theoloeians we're unanimous
N anathematizing modern education.
Sec what . life the best educated peo-
pie ct St Petersburg are living!f re-
marked one of them.
During these dog-days the St. Pc
tersburgers live as merrily as in any
other season. The fairy play is the
rage of the day here. In all the SUI
burban fashionable parks. gardens and
theaters they put up some fairy play.
Tho Journey to the Moon" for in
stance. has been played here about one
hundred times. Another play of the
kind. the Golden Apples" has been
presented about seventy-five times.
One critic expressed his surprise at the
success of these plays, which, as he
said. "have no sense whatever"
s'Sense!" asked critic of the Noroe
Ereny0. I'VE do not care for sense
at all! Show Us beautiful forms, grace
ful movements, expressive pantomimes
that is what we want We are tired
Of sensible dialogues. See what toes of
steel has Nine. Joory, and did you ever
zee such personifcation Of grace as
Nine. Zukki? How charmingfy fairy
like she goes to the moon!"
Once new play failed to please the
public, and theatrical critic re-
marked to the manager:
Shorten the dialogues and prolong
tho dances"
The play, improved ON this sugges-
ton. had . great success. Now the
theater-goers in Arcadia and other
dog-days places Of amusement will not
hear any dialogues. They will see
charming scenes and . host of fairies;
they will hear music and songs, and
notice ingenious DISCUSSES. wonderful
transformations and suggestive panto-
mines. The play Our Hero Victors''
il ali pantomime.
Competition in Russia Is just now
very lively. The Cars brother, Grand
Duke Vladimir. is watching the midi
tary cook competition in preparing the
soldier mess, and he distributes per-
sonally the cook prizes Of silver spoons
with small sums Of money. Then the
Cars uncle. Grand Duke Nicholas,
oversees curious race at = distance of
: hundred versts (sixty seven miles)
between tho cavalry officers and rail
road train. the former winning. An
other Cars uncle. Crank Duke Mi
chael. Is noting which Of seven batter
ies will the quicker demotish its tar
get while the peasants Of the neigh
borhood are thanking God for a
good crop. Il Is wen known
hero that the residents Of several vii
lagos near Krasnoe Sold where the big |
maneuvers take place. live exclusively |
Dn the bullets, cannon balls, and bomb |
shells they pick up on their fields. Yes
terday on the N0va River thero took |
place . boat race between ladies who |
belong to the Ladies' Yacht and Skat-
ng Club a few oayB ago near Cron-
Itadk thoro- was race between Rus |
nan and Finnish yachts, which COM
Deted 1oe tho prize Of the Ministry Of |
Marine. . six-ton yacht A Russian |
Eacht won The prize. A for horse |
'aOess No bave them almost every day.
Tho spirit Of competition seems TO |
lave permeated even the abodes of
hose who have resigned this world.
The m0nks Of the K1o6 Convent are
low fighting h the courts the lay deal
- in holy images; and recently two
monks fought : kind Of match in q
hurch. On the trfal. ono OF them ex-
used himself - being drunk am
old. howovsr. that fhaee. dog-days are
unusually hot hers.-N Petersburg
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